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Knicks might go Porzingis 2.0
Yeah, Jokic has made Poku a lotta money just recently.
Knicks might go Porzingis 2.0
We have Luka......
Wasn’t Robinson’s Senior year weight at the Naval Academy around 205 lb?
You can argue that you think he's too thin and won't fill out... it's a legitimate possibility. But let's have a little realism about NCAA ball. The starters for the opposition:
Charlie Burgess, JR
Martin Zeno, JR
Jarrius Jackson, SO
Michael Prince, SR
John Plefka, SO
Charlie Burgess, Martin Zeno, Michael Prince, and John Plefka played a combined 0 paid minutes, anywhere covered by B-Ball Reference
Jarrius Jackson (6'2 and presumably the PG) made 4 years in Serie A at 27 years old (ie after working on his skills for another 7 or so years), and lead the league in turnover percentage...
The players in Greek second division are in fact, paid... Not a lot, but they are paid (more than the G-league, for example).
Also, Plefka was the biggest player at 6'8 & 245 - I will give you that's man size. None of the rest weighed more than 210 - calling them full grown men is bull .
By contrast, the midranked team in greek A2 this year,
https://basketball.eurobasket.com/te...arditsas/16629
starters:
Nikos Kalles, C, 6'11
Vangelis Papadopoulos, PF, 6'9
Theodoros Karras, SF, 6'10
Nikos Paparegkas, SG, 6'7
Nikos Kaklamanos, PG, 6'3
Can't find the weights, but enough BS about "10th graders" ...
How's Pau Gasoft as comparison? Remember Pau was a PG before coming to the NBA
TheDrewShow seriously made a youtube video about this. Lmao! I love this guy and his dedication.
He's enthusiastic all right... but he didn't address my point at all...
I thnk #11 there is Dirk Nowitzki as drafted... Skinny is a fact of life for 18 year old white 7 ft'ers.
I've been trying to figure out who Pokusevski reminds me of. He's a less-muscular Anthony Randolph. Randolph was the guy who supposedly had the most upside in the draft that year. He was 6'11" (shoes), and about 190 lbs. He was young, and I remember comments that he ran the floor like a gazelle, and had mad skills that he just needed to grow into. They were pimping him as high as #5 before the draft, and he wound up going at #14.
Randolph was never really a bust, he just didn't come anywhere close to the fabulous upside he was supposed to have - partly because he was too light, and then he was a different player when he finally bulked up to around 230 lbs.
Here he is, folks... the last Aleksej Pokusevski.
Here is a neat little pre-draft scouting report on Randolph. See if it reminds you of anybody:
https://www.nbadraft.net/players/anthony-randolph/
, tbh
Poku's lowlights make you wonder if he could hack it in the G League, much less than NBA. But the tools are also difficult to ignore...
That's a good comp. Hadn't thought of that oneI've been trying to figure out who Pokusevski reminds me of. He's a less-muscular Anthony Randolph. Randolph was the guy who supposedly had the most upside in the draft that year. He was 6'11" (shoes), and about 190 lbs. He was young, and I remember comments that he ran the floor like a gazelle, and had mad skills that he just needed to grow into. They were pimping him as high as #5 before the draft, and he wound up going at #14.
Randolph was never really a bust, he just didn't come anywhere close to the fabulous upside he was supposed to have - partly because he was too light, and then he was a different player when he finally bulked up to around 230 lbs.
Here he is, folks... the last Aleksej Pokusevski.
Randolph also had epic tools for his height but it turned out his body was just too weak and his extra extra length ended up being more of a disadvantage than anything.
A Poku optimist would point out that the physicality of the league was a lot higher back when Randolph was a prospect. A Poku pessimist would respond that Randolph was more of an athlete and more coordinated and he never really came close to making it.
It's a tough call, tbh.
Please bold this guy already, you DOINK!!
Poku's lowlights make you wonder if he could hack it in the G League, much less than NBA. But the tools are also difficult to ignore...
Lmfao
Dinosaurs roamed the earth when he was drafted, and the NBA paint. It might as well have been 1948 instead of 2008, for all the validity it holds for today’s NBA.I've been trying to figure out who Pokusevski reminds me of. He's a less-muscular Anthony Randolph. Randolph was the guy who supposedly had the most upside in the draft that year. He was 6'11" (shoes), and about 190 lbs. He was young, and I remember comments that he ran the floor like a gazelle, and had mad skills that he just needed to grow into. They were pimping him as high as #5 before the draft, and he wound up going at #14.
Randolph was never really a bust, he just didn't come anywhere close to the fabulous upside he was supposed to have - partly because he was too light, and then he was a different player when he finally bulked up to around 230 lbs.
Here he is, folks... the last Aleksej Pokusevski.
Weak sauce.
I laughed.
Also, wasn’t Randolph sort of an asshole? Having a difficult personality usually inhibits one’s professional prospects. But the body type is pretty close.
I don’t remember Randolph having those handles and passing as “thinner”.
His nickname was 'Magic' Randolph, no lie, because of his passing
But it was often used in a mocking way
Yeah from watching vids Randolf is 6’9 or 6’10 and is athletic around the rim as far as dunking and has better lateral speed then Poku. But Poku is a better passer and better outside shooter then Randolf.
Anthony Randolph in today's NBA would be a lot more valuable, tbh.I've been trying to figure out who Pokusevski reminds me of. He's a less-muscular Anthony Randolph. Randolph was the guy who supposedly had the most upside in the draft that year. He was 6'11" (shoes), and about 190 lbs. He was young, and I remember comments that he ran the floor like a gazelle, and had mad skills that he just needed to grow into. They were pimping him as high as #5 before the draft, and he wound up going at #14.
Randolph was never really a bust, he just didn't come anywhere close to the fabulous upside he was supposed to have - partly because he was too light, and then he was a different player when he finally bulked up to around 230 lbs.
Here he is, folks... the last Aleksej Pokusevski.
I mean, give me a longer, more skilled Anthony Randolph on today's NBA and under the Spurs' developing staff any day of the week, tbh. Specially on this week ass draft, tbh.
Randolph busting because of being thin is new to me. Scouting report is peppered with maturity and character red flags. Even in the league at ude issues were being reported. He even admitted it when he was out of the league. He's talented but basketball IQ is low, a better comparison for him in this draft is Jaden McDaniels.
I think Randolph had been listed as 6'11", and even 7' by some. At the combine he was "only" 6'10.25" without shoes, which is pretty typical. He had a 7'3" wingspan, and Pokusevski is supposed to have a 7'3" wingspan. The scouting reports tried to say that Randolph was 220 lbs. but he weighed in at 197 lbs. which is really, really close to what Pokusevski weighs (even though some people are trying to say he's a lot heavier). Randolph had a 9'1" standing reach at the combine, and ESPN says that Pokusevski has a 9'1" standing reach. So, we can all agree that the physical bodies are pretty damn close to identical?
Calling him Magic Randolph wasn't mocking at first - it was when he couldn't live up to it that people started that. The way they talked about him was so similar to the way they're talking about Pokusevski you almost couldn't tell them apart, except for the fact that Randolph made a higher percentage from the floor, but didn't shoot 3's. Pokusevski shoots 3's, but only at a 32% clip so far. Randolph got pushed around a lot when he got to the NBA, and Pokusevski will too. No base, high center of gravity.
You guys think what you want. But the two stories start out the same, and I think they end the same.
LMAO. You guys are right. Pokusevski is going to be a point-center superstar for the next generation. A taller Magic Johnson.
True believers.
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